Andrew Heffernan, C.S.C.S.
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Sling Training Is the Smart Way to Build Total-Body Strength
Picture Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes launching a deep ball. Before the release, he steps forward with his left foot, arches his spine, and rotates his hips back to the left. The force then travels through his hips and core into his right shoulder. Amateurs laud Mahomess great arm strength. But movement experts know the truth: Mahomes most accurately has an efficient anterior oblique sling.
What You Need to Know About Extreme Weight Loss
A slow-and-steady approach to fitness and weight loss is generally your best course of action. No death-march cardio. No extreme, ultra-rigid diets. Enjoy some fro-yo once in awhileit wont kill ya. A four-pack and a little fun beats the hell of out of an eight-pack and a life of deprivation.
How a Five-Minute Workout Can Get You Strong and Fit
This is supposed to be your moment. January, start of the new year and the new, fitter you. The only problem: Its harder to find 30 minutes to get your sweat on than you thought.
Can You Drink Coffee While Doing Intermittent Fasting?
Plenty of people don't seem to have a hard time with the idea of not eating when they're doing intermittent fastingthe trendy diet in which you eat only during certain time-restricted windows. Popular <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a29192545/intermittent-fasting-beginners-guide/" id="c002f514-f9bb-3b9e-a02c-09138f6b37c5"> variations of intermittent fasting </a> include the 16:8 fast (eat all your meals in an 8-hour time period daily) and the 5:2 fast (fast for two days each we...
5 Fitness Pillars to Stay in Shape for Your Entire Life
<strong> This story was originally published in the December 2016 issue of Men's Health. </strong>
Are Deadlifts for Everyone?
I remember the exact moment I dumped the deadlift. It was a Tuesday in March 2016. I was three months into a six-month program to hit my goal of deadlifting 350 pounds. Fourth set, 185 loaded on the bar.
How to Get a (Stronger) Grip
In the niche sport of competitive gripping (yes, you read that right), few feats are as impressive as the double-plate pinch hold with two old-school York Barbell 45-pound plates.
Kumail Nanjiani Is Ready to Be Your Next (Hilarious) Action Hero
Kumail Nanjiani is in a dimly lit basement weight room in Beverly Hills called the Granite Gym, electrical wires attached to his back. Elbows in two cloth cradles, he grunts through reps of a modified lat pulldown as his trainer, Grant Roberts, delivers electric charges to his back muscles.
Inside the Gym That's Making NBA Players Even More Athletic
Nearly half the players in the NBA spend part of their offseason in an unassuming building in Santa Barbara, California, looking to gain an edge. This is the home of P3, Peak Performance Project, and Marcus Elliott, M.D., a Harvard-educated physician who's worked with Olympians, is helping NBA players realize their goals.
This 4-Week Workout Plan Will Get You Shredded Outside
A good workout fosters efficient movement. Thats the goal of this 28-day program from action-hero trainer Patrick Monroe. It's a go-anywhere routine aimed at making you stronger and fasterperfect for the summer. Do this up to three nonconsecutive days a week.
Your Ultimate Guide To Pullups
Do you avoid the pullup bar? Have flashbacks of gym class humiliation? You're not alone. The pullup remains daunting for plenty of guys. And that's too bad, because few exercises can strengthen your entire upper body, challenge your core, and improve your posture the way the classic pullup can.
These Obstacle Course Gyms Will Toughen You Up for Any Race
I'm halfway across the Twister, a diabolical set of monkey bars with rotating handles, and Im not sure Ill make it to the other end of this ten-yard nightmare.Youve got this! shouts Timmie Brann, a coach whose name doesnt match her intensity level. Dont let go!
Nick Cannon's Morning Workout Is Way Tougher Than Yours
The only thing in front of him is a pile of cinder blocks, an empty parking lot, and a three-foot-high cinder-block wall. And for some reason, this has Nick Cannon grinning. He grabs a pair of 30-pound concrete slabs, hoists them onto his shoulders, and starts lunging toward the wall. Once there, he stacks the blocks on the wall, then trudges back toward the pile. This, he says, is great.
How 'John Wick''s Director and Stunt Maestro Crushes His Mornings
It's like a scene from an action movie. Two beefy men in their 20s with their fists up are circling John Wick 3s director, Chad Stahelski. Without warning, one of them steps forward and throws a punch.
Zac Efron Got Ridiculously Shredded for Baywatch. Here's How.
Its one thing to train someone to look like a superhero if they start off with Herculean genetics. But to take a guy from normal-looking to Rock-like in a few short months-drug-free? Thats the Holy Grail of fitness.
